English translation for information purposes only. In the event of any conflict between the English and the German version of the Doctoral Regulations of the Faculty of Medicine at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, the German version shall prevail. 21. December 2016 Doctoral Regulations of the Faculty of Medicine at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main Rectification of the version of 3 December 2014 Based on an editorial error, the Doctoral Regulations of the Faculty of Medicine at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, including its annexes 1-10 are amended as follows: 1. General information Section 1 Doctoral degrees and purpose of doctoral dissertation 2. Doctorate procedure 2.1 Admission as doctoral candidate and submission of doctoral dissertation Section 2 Doctoral committee Section 3 Requirements for doctorate Section 4 Admission as doctoral candidate Section 5 Supervision of the doctoral candidate Section 6 Dissertation 2.2 Examination procedure Section 7 Starting the examination procedure Section 8 Assessment of the dissertation Section 9 Examination committee Section 10 Disputation (oral examination) Section 11 Evaluation of the doctoral performance 2.3 Completion of the doctorate Section 12 Publication Section 13 Award of the doctoral degree Section 14 Withdrawal of the doctoral degree 3. Honorary doctorate Section 15 Honorary doctorate 4. Entry into force of the doctoral regulations and transitional conditions Section 16 Entry into force Section 17 Transitional conditions 1. General information Section 1 Doctoral degrees and purpose of doctorate (1) The Faculty of Medicine at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main shall award the degree of Doctor of Medicine (Dr. med.), Dentistry (Dr. med. dent.) and Theoretical Medicine (Dr. rer. med.) on the basis of a dissertation and an oral examination pursuant to the provisions of these Doctoral Regulations. (2) The Faculty may also award the honorary title of Doctor of Medicine (Dr. med. honoris causa), Dentistry (Dr. med. dent. honoris causa) and Theoretical Medicine (Dr. rer. med. honoris causa) for extraordinary academic performance or as acknowledgement of extraordinary achievements in academia in the area of medicine, dentistry or theoretical medicine. (3) The doctorate provides evidence of a specific academic qualification. This is achieved through the dissertation according to Section 6 and the disputation according to Section 10. 2. Doctorate procedure 2.1 Admission as doctoral candidate and submission of doctoral dissertation Section 2 Doctoral committee (1) The doctoral committee shall be responsible for the doctorate procedure at the Faculty of Medicine. It shall maintain a list of subjects it has previously approved, including a register containing in particular the name of the doctoral candidate, the date of admission, the name of the supervisor and the duration of the doctorate. The doctoral committee shall perform, in particular, the following tasks: a) Admission of the doctoral candidate (Section 4), b) Appointment of the dissertation supervisor, with his/her consent (Section 5), c) Opening of the examination procedure (Section 7), d) Appointment of the evaluators of the dissertation (Section 8), e) Appointment of the members of the examination committee (Section 9), f) Settlement of the matters related to supervision upon request from the doctoral candidates or supervisors (Section 5), g) Examination of the requirements for the doctorate (Section 3). The above mentioned tasks may be delegated in part or in full by the doctoral committee to the chair. The doctoral committee may be convened against a decision taken by the chair. (2) The doctoral committee shall comprise: a) The Dean b) The Vice-dean as chair c) Another university professor d) A research associate who holds a doctorate e) A student from the clinical studies section. The members of the doctoral committee are members of the faculty and are selected by the Faculty Board following the proposal of the relevant groups, insofar as they are not members of the committee by virtue of their office. (3) A deputy shall be selected for each member. The respective valid version of the regulations for elections of the Senate, the faculty councils and other committees of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University shall apply. (4) Unless statutorily prescribed otherwise, the doctoral committee shall pass resolutions by a majority of all members present; this majority must include the majority of the votes of all professors present. Moreover, the respective valid version of the rules of procedure for committees of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University shall apply. (5) Each negative decision taken by the doctoral committee must be justified and shall be provided with information on legal remedies. UniReport Satzungen und Ordnungen of 21. December 2016 2 Section 3 Requirements for doctorate (1) The requirement for doctorate for the Doctor of Medicine (Dr. med.) shall be a medicine degree completed by Qualifying State Examination in Medicine at a German university or an equivalent degree obtained at an academic institution outside the Federal Republic of Germany. (2) The requirement for a doctorate for the Doctor of Dentistry (Dr. med. dent.) shall be a dentistry degree completed by Qualifying State Examination in Dentistry at a German university or an equivalent degree obtained at an academic institution outside the Federal Republic of Germany. (3) The equivalence of a degree obtained outside the Federal Republic of Germany shall deemed to be acknowledged if, based on that qualification, the licence or temporary permission to exercise the profession of a doctor or dentist according to the respective valid version of the Licensing Regulations for Physicians or Dentists has been granted. (4) The requirements for graduating as Doctor in Theoretical Medicine (Dr. rer. med.) shall be as follows: a) A degree (Master’s Degree, Diploma Certificate or State Examination) following the successful completion of a degree course at a German academic institution of higher education or an equivalent degree obtained at an academic institution outside the Federal Republic of Germany. All degrees are accepted except for medicine and dentistry. b) The degree must entitle the person to be admitted as a doctoral candidate at the faculty in which the degree was obtained. c) The candidate must not have two failed attempted doctorates in the same subject. d) If the candidate has already obtained a doctoral degree, the topic envisaged for his dissertation must come from another subject area as that of the successful doctorate. e) At least two-year full-time scientific academic activity in the Faculty of Medicine at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University or at another academic teaching and/or research institution assigned to the Faculty of Medicine. This activity typically has to be documented already upon admission as a doctoral candidate. The employment contract between the department and the candidate, respectively a private employment contract between supervisor and candidate shall be provided as evidence. The contract shall include as follows: 1. The kind of legal relationship (e.g. student assistant, intern), 2. The duration of the activity, and 3. The scientific matters. In exceptional cases, the doctoral committee may deviate from the requirement of proving thescientific academic activity according to para. 4 e). However, also in the case of deviations, the candidate shall provide evidence of scientific academic activity. If the doctoral committee waives the proof of full-time scientific academic activity, the total duration must be equivalent to two full-time years. f) Thorough knowledge beyond the specific area of research of the medical or dental subject of the dissertation and its related specialized fields. (5) Acquisition of the required thorough expertise: a) A four-semester supplemental study programme in three different subjects completed at the Faculty of Medicine of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University is required in order to obtain the complete and thorough expertise according to para. 4 f). The subjects shall be specified by the doctoral committee. They must include the subject covered by the dissertation and two further subjects. At least two of the three subjects shall come from the area of theoretical medicine. Typically, participation in the basic lecture and two additional special courses are required for each subject. Participation in these teaching courses must be confirmed by submission of the corresponding certificates. b) A proper knowledge of German is required for the supplemental studies to be provided evidence by the Certificate of German Language for University Admission, Level DSH 2, or another equivalent proof. Imperatively, that evidence must be provided by all candidates who have obtained a degree without German having been the main teaching language of the study course.at the moment of application for admission to the doctoral programme. c) The knowledge required according to para. 4 f) shall be provided by successfully passing the respective examinations in the three subjects specified in para. 5 a). Examinations shall last at least 30, but no more than 40 minutes. Examiner and chair of the examination committee must be qualified university lecturers. They shall be appointed by the doctoral committee. The examinations may be repeated once. d) The expertise required according to para. 4 f) may also be acquired as follows: